Contest of Champions Set to Add Gorr and Valkyrie!
Thor: Love and Thunder is almost here and set to release on July 8th! Critic reviews have already begun to surface! Coinciding with the film Marvel’s mobile game brawler Contest of Champions is adding Gorr and Valkyrie!
Contest of Champions is one of Marvel’s long-running mobile games where players can take control of one of the over 200+ champions available and fight to the death. Marvel champions from all different Marvel avenues including MCU-originated characters, comic book iterations, and even some that are exclusive to the game itself!

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The two characters being added to the already impressive roster are primary characters in Thor: Love and Thunder. Gorr the god butcher, played by legendary actor Christian Bale, will be Thor’s primary antagonist for the film. A being who finds an immensely powerful weapon and fights the gods who he feels have turned their back on him.
Reprising her role as Valkyrie will be Tessa Thompson, who now leads as King of Asgard. Valkyrie will once again team up with fellow Asgardian Thor to combat Gorr. How Valkryie has grown since her time in Thor: Ragnarok will be interesting to see, and in what ways she will lead the Asgardian people.

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This is Gorr’s first entry into the Contest of Champions! Gorr’s abilities will be centralized around a group of buffs unique to him titled “Shadow Magic Buffs”. By attacking opponents with the fourth light attack Gorr will build up his “Shadow Magic” allowing Gorr to place various debuffs on the enemy,
Through the use of these shadow magic buffs, Gorr can gain the undermine and fury buffs. These buffs allow him to exponentially increase his damage output and work around auto-block features that some characters use.
Gorr became disillusioned and swore vengeance against the gods that never came to help him or his people.
See more about #Gorr in this Champion Spotlight: https://t.co/7qodL6IFy8#Marvel #ThorLoveAndThunder pic.twitter.com/HhetBcvbzj
— Marvel Contest of Champions (@MarvelChampions) July 6, 2022
Valkyrie is also getting her first entry into the Contest of Champions series! Valkyrie’s playstyle will focus on her combo meter. If the combo exceeds hits of 10 then Valkyrie will gain several buffs. The buffs include Pierce which helps to increase both her armor penetration and block ability.
Further, if an opposing character nullifies that buff then the buff will be converted into a passive with increased efficacy.
Possessing superior strength and armed with the powerful weapons, training, and tactics of the Valkyrior – #Valkyrie is an excellent leader and a steadfast warrior. https://t.co/Ou4cwHEZ2w #Marvel #ThorLoveAndThunder pic.twitter.com/aTZp0MNoql
— Marvel Contest of Champions (@MarvelChampions) July 6, 2022
Gorr and Valkyrie are certain to shake up the Contest of Champions with these unique and interesting abilities. Thor and Mighty Thor retain versions of themselves within the game, with Thor having both a Classic Thor and Thor (Ragnarok) iteration. When these characters are placed on the same team they will gain synergy bonuses!
We cannot wait to try these characters out in the Contest of Champions!